(12855) Tewksbury Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 April 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Carolyn Morgan Tewksbury (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her earth and space sciences project. She attends the Clinton High School, Deansboro, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20020724/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tewksbury is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tewksbury is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 12855 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HS32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.01 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 2.21° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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